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Table 4 Usage of Smartphone Health & Medical Applications according to health status

From: Receptiveness and preferences of health-related smartphone applications among Vietnamese youth and young adults

Health status

Having smartphone

p-value

Yes

No

N

%

n

%

Total

590

57.4

438

42.6

 

Obesity and overweight

 No

513

87.0

415

94.8

< 0.01

 Yes

77

13.0

23

5.3

 

 • Using beauty counselling app

19

24.7

   

 • Using nutrition counselling app

25

32.5

   

Having acute symptoms in the last four weeks

 No

506

85.8

418

95.4

< 0.01

 Yes

84

14.2

20

4.6

 

 • Using disease prevention counselling app

36

42.9

   

 • Using disease treatment counselling app

33

39.3

   

Having chronic diseases in the last three months

 No

401

68.0

423

96.6

< 0.01

 Yes

189

32.0

15

3.4

 

 • Using disease prevention counselling app

45

23.8

   

 • Using disease treatment counselling app

40

21.2

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